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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1940

1,293 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 65

P.M. in Doubt Alleged Negligent Driving Charged Dismissed

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 6

A charge of negligent driving [?] of [?] was dismissed by Mr. C. G…

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Fourteen Cases Listed for District Court Sitting on

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 6

Three eases are listed for trail by Jury and 11 without a jury at the District Court to commence at East Maitland at noon…

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Four Charges Sentenced For Burglary Judge’s Comment Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 1

At the Quarter Sessions to-day. Bernard John Harrington (24) who had pended gantry to tour charges of housebreaking and was sentenced to…

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Alleged Stealing Incident at Baths

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 7

At tills week's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council the health Inspector (Mr. D. Caskey) reported that on February 22, when about 100…

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District Court Cases

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 7

The following cases of interest to the coalfields will be heard commencing on Monday next:—…

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Three Months’ Gaol

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 7

Kenneth Robert Griffiths, a stranger was charged borers the P.M. at the Raymond Terrace Police Court with having behaved indecently in a,…

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Visit to Gaol Salvation Army Band

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 4

Last Friday Brigadiar A. Spmoey flavior, Halvation Army prison chap[?] for the Blate, visited Maitland Gaol…

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Lottery Prize High Court Ruling Kurri Matter

Maitland Mercury · Monday 11 March 1940 · page 5

The High Court delivered judgement in Melbourne to-day on the appeal by plate[?] in the case of David Griffiths and others v. E. A…

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Gaol for Assault on Soldier

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 3

At the Sydney Quarter Sessions Ronald Scott. 22, salesman, and John Patrick Smalls, 19, labourer, were charged with having assaulted Ernest…

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Murder or Suicide?

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 1

Police are faced with the problem of deciding whether the woman found dead at Clifton Gardens was murdered or…

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Police Promotions

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 3

Inspector A. H. C. Jones, of Newcastle, has been promoted to the rank of Superintendent third class. Superintendent J. J. Walsh has been…

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Daring Theft. £15 Taken From Cash Register

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 5

A daring theft was committed at C. Bower's Subway Garage on Saturday night, when a wallet containing £15 was taken from a cash register…

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Police Probe Shooting

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 8

Police from West Maitland and Tea Gardens visited Soldiers’ Point to-day to investigate an alleged shooting. It was reported that Alfred Barns…

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ADJOURNED . District Court Case

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 4

Mabel Irene Monday, of Bonarstreet. West Maitland, claimed in the Maitland District Court £400 damages for alleged misrepresentation…

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Warden's Court. Baerami Shale Leases

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 3

Before Mr. F. A. Hynes, Mining Warden, the Colonial Petroleum Oil Co., Ltd., represented by Mr. L. G. French (director) applied for…

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Death Sente[?] Fired Shot From [?] Intent to Murder Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 6

William Henry Charles [?] 10, labourer, was [?] 10 death at the [?] Criminal court. He was [?]…

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Court Hearing of Claims Newcastle-Maitland Deputies NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 5

James, Harle, a deputy [?] Aberdare Extended, conti[?] his evidence to-day before the industrial Commission (Mr. Justice Browne)…

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Lottery Case at High Court Kurri Men's Claim for Share Fails

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 5

By a majority decision the Full High Court at Melbourne yesterday dismissed an appeal by three men against the…

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An Expensive Taxi Ride Man Charged with Assault and Evading Fare

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 4

"I'm sorry, I've only got 1/6. and I'm going to be married to-day," said Joseph Arthur Widdup, aged 26, a member of the A.1.F., to a taxi-driver…

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